JPH11301769A - Disc case - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a paper-made disc case in which a disc can be stored safely, printing for it can be easily carried out, and it can be manufactured at a low cost. SOLUTION: A disc case 10 includes a book-case type paper outer case 12 having an opening 11 at one end thereof and an inner paper case 13 which is loaded into or unloaded out of the outer case 12. The outer case 12 has glue margins 15, 16 positioned at both side edges and a stopper piece 20 folded back inside the opening 11. The inner case 13 is provided with a disc mounting section 30, a base sheet 33 folded back to a rear side of the disc mounting section 30, a cut-and-raised protrusion piece 37 for preventing the inner case 13 from being pulled out more under an engagement with the stopper piece 20 during a period in which the inner case 13 is drawn out of the outer case 12, and a folded-back front section 38 folded back from the front end of the base sheet 33 toward the upper surface of the disc mounting section 30.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a book case type paper disk case used for storing a medium disk such as a CD (compact disk) or a so-called CD single.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a case for accommodating a media disk such as a CD, for example, a plastic case in which a plastic upper case and a lower case are connected by a hinge shaft so as to be openable and closable has been generally used. In this device, the disc is stored by closing the upper case after placing the disc in the lower case.

[0003]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION It is desired that a disc case used for, for example, music or reading materials has a distinctive design for individualization with other products.
To make a specially designed plastic case,
There is a problem that the cost required for a molding die is extremely high, and it is not suitable for high-mix low-volume production. Further, it is desired to print a beautiful design such as a picture on the surface of the case, but the cost required for printing the plastic case is extremely high.

For this reason, conventionally, measures such as pasting a pre-printed decorative sticker with an adhesive on the case surface and inserting a printed paper piece into the back side of the transparent case have been taken, but the cost is high. It is a cause and the appearance is not so good. Further, even if the conventional plastic case is disposed of, it is necessary to consider the environment and the like, and a new problem has been raised regarding disposal.

On the other hand, a simple bag-shaped paper case such as an envelope is sometimes used as a disk case that can be manufactured at low cost and can be incinerated. However, conventional paper cases are very limited, not only because they lack a sense of quality, but also because if the case is mishandled, the internal disk may fall out of the case and damage the recording surface of the disk. It could only be used for purposes.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a paper disk case which can safely store a disk, can be easily printed, and has a high-class feel, and can be provided at low cost.

[0007]

According to the present invention, there is provided a book case-shaped paper outer case having an opening at one end, and a paper case inserted into and taken out of the outer case through the opening. The outer case is formed by folding a cardboard having a margin piece on both side edges in an expanded state and gluing the margin pieces to each other; and The outer case has a stopper piece folded inside the opening. In addition, the inner case has a disk mounting part on which the disk to be stored is loaded, a mount part folded back on the back side of the disk mounting part, and the inner case cut and raised toward the inner surface of the outer case and pulling out the inner case from the outer case. A cut-and-raised protruding piece that prevents the inner case from being pulled out further by engaging with the stopper piece, and a portion extending from the front end of the mount portion is folded back on the upper surface side of the disk mounting portion and the inner case is And a folded front portion that is inserted into the opening of the outer case when the device is inserted into the outer case.

[0008] The disk case of the present invention is characterized in that the disk is placed on the disk mounting portion of the inner case, and then the inner case is inserted into the outer case through the opening of the outer case, so that the disk is placed together with the inner case. Is stored in the outer case. When the inner case is pulled out of the outer case to take out the disc, the tip of the cut-and-raised protruding piece of the inner case moves toward the opening while being in contact with the inner surface of the outer case, and when the inner case is pulled out to some extent Then, the cut-and-raised protruding piece enters the back side of the stopper piece of the outer case.

When the inner case is further pulled out, the cut-and-raised protruding piece and the stopper piece come into engagement with each other, so that the inner case cannot be further drawn out. For this reason, even if the inner case is fully pulled out, the inner case is prevented from falling off from the outer case, the disk is held at a predetermined position of the inner case, and the disk can be prevented from being accidentally dropped.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A disk case 10 according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. The disk case 10 shown in FIG.
It has an outer case 12 made of paper as a book case (square box shape) having an opening 11 on one end side, and an inner case 13 made of paper which is put into and taken out of the outer case 12 through the opening 11.

When the outer case 12 is unfolded as shown in FIG. 3, the thick paper 12a forming the outer case 12
Gap pieces 15 and 16 are provided on both side edges. The glue pieces 15 and 16 are erected at substantially right angles, and the cardboard 12a is folded in two at the fold lines 17 and 18, and then the glue pieces 15 and 16 are glued together to form a book case. A shaped outer case 12 is formed. A fold line 19 is provided near the opening 11 of the outer case 12.
There is provided a stopper piece 20 that is folded inside the opening 11 at the boundary. The fold lines described in this embodiment, including the fold lines 17, 18, and 19, are formed by, for example, perforations or groove forming by pressing.

As shown in FIG. 5 and the like, the inner case 13 has a generally disk-shaped disk mounting portion 30 on which the disk D to be stored is mounted, and a disk mounting portion 30 with a fold line 31 as a boundary.
, A cut-and-raised protruding piece 37 that is cut and raised upward at fold lines 35 and 36 formed at the rear of the mount 33, and extends to the front end side of the mount 33. A folded front portion 38 is provided. The folded front portion 38 is folded on the upper surface side of the mount 33 at the fold lines 40 and 41. The folded front portion 38 is used to connect the inner case 13 to the outer case 1.
2 is inserted into the opening 11 of the outer case 12.

The cut-and-raised protruding piece 37 has a function of preventing the inner case 13 from being further pulled out by engaging with the stopper piece 20 while the inner case 13 is being pulled out from the outer case 12 as described later. I am carrying it.
As shown in FIG. 4 and the like, the cut-and-raised protruding piece 37 is provided with a cut 43 in the disk mounting portion 30 and cut and raised at the fold lines 35 and 36 so that the tip 37 a of the outer case 1
The inner surface 2 is slidably contacted with some elasticity.

A fold line 45 is formed at a middle position in the front-rear direction of the mount 33, along the width direction of the mount 33, and the front half of the mount 33 can be bent downward at the fold line 45. It has become. 1 and 2
As shown in the figure, when the inner case 13 is pulled out of the outer case 12 halfway, the front half of the mount 33 is bent downward at the fold line 45 so that the disk D can be taken in and out of the disk mounting portion 30. It's easy.

The inner case 13 has a disk mounting portion 30.
And a pair of left and right guide pieces 51 that are bent in the directions facing each other with the fold line 50 as a boundary, at positions near the rear ends of the both side edges. These guide pieces 51 are attached to the disc mounting portion 30.
The outer peripheral edge of the rear portion of the upper disk D can be brought into contact. In addition, these guide pieces 51 are used to stop the stopper pieces 20 while the inner case 13 is being pulled out of the outer case 12.
Can be brought into contact with the slope 20a.

At the front end of the mount 33 of the inner case 13, a cut 56 for forming a finger hook 55 is formed. That is, the inner case 13 can be easily pulled out from the outer case 12 by pressing the inner portion of the cut 56 to make it concave so that the finger holder 55 can be easily pinched with a fingertip.

At the edge of the opening 11 of the outer case 12, notches 60 and 61 are formed at positions corresponding to the finger hooks 55. The notches 60 and 61 are provided in the inner case 13.
Is formed so that it is possible to pinch the finger hook 55 of the inner case 13 with a fingertip when pulling out from the outer case 12.

Next, the disk case 1 of this embodiment will be described.
The operation of 0 will be described. As shown in FIG. 6, the disk D is placed on the disk mounting portion 30 of the inner case 13 and the folded front portion 38 is overlapped on the disk D.

As shown in FIG. 5, if necessary, an appendix 65 such as a lyric card or a guide is provided between the lower surface of the disc mounting portion 30 and the upper surface of the mount portion 33 in the inner case 13. It can be plugged in. In the case of this embodiment, an upright wall 66 is formed between the fold lines 35 and 36 of the cut-and-raised protruding piece 37 as shown in FIG. A space for smooth insertion is ensured, and the upright wall 66 regulates the position of the appendix 65 to be inserted backward. However, the appendix 65 may be placed between the disk mounting portion 30 and the disk D or on the upper surface side of the disk D.

After the disk D and the appendix 65 and the like are set in the inner case 13 as described above, the inner case 13 is inserted into the outer case 12 so that the inner case 13 as shown in FIG. With Disk D and Appendix 65
Is stored in the outer case 12.

In order to take out the disk D, the inner case 1
When the 3 is pulled out of the outer case 12, the tip 37 a of the cut-and-raised protruding piece 37 of the inner case 13 moves toward the opening 11 of the outer case 12 while being in contact with the inner surface of the outer case 12. Then, when the inner case 13 is pulled out to some extent, the cut-and-raised protruding piece 37 enters the back side of the stopper piece 20 of the outer case 12. When the inner case 13 is further pulled out from the outer case 12, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the cut-and-raised protruding piece 37 and the stopper piece 20 engage with each other, so that the inner case 13 cannot be further drawn out.

Therefore, even if the inner case 13 is pulled out to a full extent, the disk D remains held at a predetermined position on the disk mounting portion 30, and the inner case 13
As a result, it is possible to prevent the disc D from being accidentally dropped from the inner case 13.

In this embodiment, a pair of left and right guide pieces 51 project from the rear half of the disc mounting portion 30, and the outer peripheral edge of the rear side of the disc D can contact the guide pieces 51. In a state where the disc D is placed on the mounting portion 30, the rear side of the disc D can be positioned by the guide pieces 51. The position on the front side of the disk D can be regulated by the vertical wall 42 between the mount 33 and the folded back portion 38. Therefore, the predetermined position of the disk D can be held more reliably.

When the inner case 13 is pulled out from the outer case 12, the guide piece 51 comes into contact with the slope 20a of the stopper piece 20 when the inner case 13 is pulled out to some extent. 12 can be more reliably prevented from falling off.

For these reasons, the disk case 10 can store the disk D sufficiently safely. However, the position where the guide piece 51 is provided may be a place other than the illustrated example, and the shape and the number of the guide piece 51 are not limited to the illustrated example.

As in the inner case 13 of the embodiment shown in FIG. 8, a cut 43 for forming the cut-and-raised protruding piece 37 is provided.
Is formed from the mount portion 33 to the disk mounting portion 30 so that the cut-and-raised protruding piece 37 is formed on the disk mounting portion 30.
You may make it start from.

The CD single case 10 shown in FIG.
As described above, a vertically long outer case 12 and an inner case 13 having a size corresponding to the outer case 12 may be configured. Since the outer case 12 and the inner case 13 having dimensions can be produced, it is needless to say that specific modes are not limited to the above embodiments. In these embodiments, portions common to the above-described first embodiment (FIGS. 1 to 7) are denoted by the same reference numerals as in the first embodiment, and description thereof is omitted. In each of these embodiments, the same effect as in the first embodiment can be obtained.

[0028]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, it is possible to reliably prevent the inner case from falling off from the outer case, prevent the disk from accidentally falling off, Can be stored safely. Also, the inner case and the outer case made of paper can be easily printed with a unique and beautiful print of a desired design, and printing on paper can be performed at low cost without problems by ordinary printing technology. High-quality printing can be easily realized. The outer case and the inner case made of paper can be formed by a die that can be manufactured at low cost. Further, as compared with the conventional plastic case, disposal such as incineration can be performed without any problem.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the position of the disc placed on the disc mounting portion can be regulated by the guide piece, and when the inner case is pulled out from the outer case, the guide piece is moved by the stopper piece of the outer case. By contacting the inner case, the inner case is prevented from being pulled out further, so that the inner case can be more securely prevented from falling off, and the disk can be stored more safely.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a disk case showing an embodiment of the present invention in a state where an inner case is pulled out.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line II-II in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a developed plan view of an outer case of the disk case shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a developed plan view of an inner case of the disk case.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the inner case, the disk and the appendix of the disk case.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a state before the inner case of the disk case is inserted into the outer case.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a state where the inner case of the disk case is inserted into an outer case.

FIG. 8 is an exploded plan view of an inner case showing another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a disk case showing still another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Disk case 11 ... Opening 12 ... Outer case 13 ... Inner case 15, 16 ... Glue margin piece 20 ... Stopper piece 30 ... Disk mounting part 33 ... Mount part 37 ... Cut-and-raised protruding piece 38 ... Folding front part 51 … Guide piece D… Disk

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A disc case comprising: a book case-shaped paper outer case having an opening at one end; and a paper inner case which is inserted into and taken out of the outer case through the opening. The outer case is formed by folding a cardboard having a margin piece on both side edges in an unfolded state and gluing the margin pieces together, and the outer case is folded inside the opening. The inner case includes a disk mounting portion on which a disk to be stored is mounted, a mount that is folded back on the back side of the disk mounting portion, and a cut-and-raised portion facing the inner surface of the outer case. And a cut-and-raised protruding piece that engages with the stopper piece while the inner case is being pulled out of the outer case to prevent the inner case from being further pulled out; A disk extending back from an end thereof toward the upper surface of the disk mounting portion, and a folded front portion inserted into the opening of the outer case when the inner case is inserted into the outer case. Case. 2. The inner case has a pair of guide pieces bent near each other near the rear end of the disk mounting portion so that the guide pieces can contact the outer peripheral edge of the disk. A disk case, wherein the guide piece can contact the stopper piece while the inner case is being pulled out.